| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nürnberg | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/15 | 4-8 |
| De Graafschap | 15 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3/15 | 5-13 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nürnberg | 75 | 9 | 17 | 17 | DWDWL | 126 | -51 |
| De Graafschap | 97 | 8 | 15 | 10 | WWWWL | 30 | +67 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2012-01-10
2 points and 22 places separated them: Nürnberg 75th with 17, De Graafschap 97th with 15. On the form table De Graafschap stood 30th over the last five rounds, despite being 97th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.89/1 for Nürnberg and 2.25/1 for De Graafschap (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.57.
De Graafschap entered with three losses in a row.
The venue was Hotel Rixos Futbol Sahasi in Lara.
